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Population (year 2000): 13,876. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,052 (+1.3% change)
Males: 6,592 (47.5%), Females: 7,284 (52.5%)
Hughes County
Zip code:
57501
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $42,962 (year 2000)
Median house value: $94,800 (year 2000)
Races in Pierre:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.3%)
- American Indian (9.8%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (40.8%), Norwegian (14.3%),
Irish (12.3%), English (8.2%), French (4.0%), United States
(3.6%).
Elevation: 1484 feet
Land area: 13.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pierre
- High school or higher: 89.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pierre city
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 60.0%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 10.3%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +958 (+7.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Pierre:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (800 E DAKOTA)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Pierre:
- GETTYSBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 49 miles;
GETTYSBURG, SD)
- HOLY INFANT HOSPITAL (about 70 miles; HOVEN, SD)
- PHS IHS AT EAGLE BUTTE (about 71 miles; EAGLE BUTTE,
SD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pierre:
- PIERRE REGIONAL (about 4 miles; PIERRE, SD; ID: PIR)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 147 miles; HURON, SD; ID: HON)
- ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 152 miles; ABERDEEN, SD;
ID: ABR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pierre:
- ONIDA MUNI (about 29 miles; ONIDA, SD; ID: 98D)
- PRESHO MUNI (about 39 miles; PRESHO, SD; ID: 5P5)
- HARROLD MUNI (about 43 miles; HARROLD, SD; ID: 5G3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pierre:
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 149 miles;
ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 168 miles; BISMARCK, ND;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 173 miles; BISMARCK,
ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
200 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 214 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 245 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 246 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
Public high school in Pierre:
- T F RIGGS HI SCH (Students: 847; Location:
1010 E BROADWAY AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pierre:
- GEORGIA MORSE MIDDLE SCH (Students: 674;
Location: 309 E CAPITOL AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JEFFERSON ELEM (Students: 434; Location: 321
W 5TH; Grades: PK - 05)
- BUCHANAN ELEM (Students: 344; Location: 100 N
BUCHANAN AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- PIERRE INDIAN LEARNING CENTER (Students: 261;
Location: HC 31 BOX 148; Grades: KG - 08)
- WASHINGTON ELEM (Students: 227; Location: 106
S MONROE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- MCKINLEY ELEM (Students: 137; Location: 716 E
DAKOTA AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- RABER ELEM (Students: 7; Location: 716 E
DAKOTA; Grades: KG - 08)
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM (Students: 5; Location:
18800 SD HWY 1804; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Pierre:
- ST JOSEPH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 203;
Location: 210 EAST BROADWAY; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Pierre:
- R E RAWLINS MUNICIPAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $452,457; Location: 1000 E CHURCH ST; 58,972
books; 4,570 audio materials; 3,048 video materials; 135
serial subscriptions)
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